Senate Bill S953

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts the "Excelsior Opportunity Accounts Act"

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Banks Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S953 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4065
Current Committee:
Senate Banks
Law Section:
Banking Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 17 §§9100 - 9110, Bank L; amd §§280-a & 612, Tax L; amd §§92-b & 93-b, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S6902

2023-S953 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "Excelsior Opportunity Accounts Act"; establishes a special fund for EO accounts within the department of financial services for certain eligible individuals born after December 31, 2025, who reside in the state, are under age 18, with household income not exceeding 700% of the poverty level; provides for contribution and investment of monies of fund.

2023-S953 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S953 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    953
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Banks
 
 AN ACT to amend the banking law, the tax law and the state finance  law,
   in relation to enacting the "excelsior opportunity accounts act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "excelsior opportunity accounts act".
   §  2. The banking law is amended by adding a new article 17 to read as
 follows:
                                 ARTICLE 17
                    EXCELSIOR OPPORTUNITY ACCOUNTS ACT
 SECTION 9100. SHORT TITLE.
         9101. DEFINITIONS.
         9102. EXCELSIOR OPPORTUNITY FUND ESTABLISHED.
         9103. EO ACCOUNTS.
         9104. ASSIGNMENT, ALIENATION, AND TREATMENT OF DECEASED  ACCOUNT
                 HOLDERS.
         9105. ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION CERTIFICATION.
         9106. RULES   GOVERNING  EO  ACCOUNTS  RELATING  TO  INVESTMENT,
                 ACCOUNTING, AND REPORTING.
         9107. EXCELSIOR OPPORTUNITY FUND BOARD.
         9108. ACCOUNTS DISREGARDED IN DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR  STATE
                 BENEFITS.
         9109. REPORTS.
         9110. TAX TREATMENT.
   §  9100.  SHORT TITLE. THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS
 THE "EXCELSIOR OPPORTUNITY ACCOUNTS ACT".
   § 9101. DEFINITIONS. AS USED  IN  THIS  ARTICLE,  UNLESS  THE  CONTEXT
 OTHERWISE REQUIRES, THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND TERMS SHALL HAVE THE MEANING
 ASCRIBED TO THEM:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02556-01-3
              

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